The oil market is currently facing strong bearish fundamental pressure. The IEA estimates that global supply will increase rapidly—around 2.5 million barrels per day in 2025—while demand growth continues to weaken, reaching only around 680,000 bpd, due to weak consumption in developed countries, as well as China, India, and Brazil. OPEC+ responded by ending its production cuts and instead increasing output, exacerbating the global surplus. Recent data shows that US shale oil producers are reducing investment and even decommissioning rigs as oil prices fall below breakeven.
Other analysis suggests that Brent is attempting a rebound from the $64.75–65.00 support zone, with the potential for an increase towards $67 if it manages to hold above that level. If not, the decline could continue to $64.00.
Gold prices held steady on Friday (August 15th), continuing the previous session's decline and on track for their worst week since late June. Sentiment was weighed down after a series of stronger-than...
Silver prices held above $38.50 per ounce on Thursday (August 14th), hovering near a three-week high as expectations of a deeper Federal Reserve interest rate cut this year buoyed the market. Weaker ...
Brent crude oil prices rose to around $65.8 per barrel on Thursday, halting a two-day decline that was fueled by expectations ahead of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President...
Silver prices strengthened slightly on Wednesday Asian time, hovering around $38.5 per troy ounce and approaching a multi-week high. This increase followed a weakening US dollar and falling Treasury...
Gold prices stabilized in the mid-Asian session on Thursday, after touching $3,374 troy ounce amid hopes of a Fed rate cut that would strengthen the appeal of this non-interest-bearing precious meta...
Gold prices are expected to decline for the week on Friday (August 15th), as higher-than-expected US inflation data dampened expectations for a 50 basis point (bps) Fed rate cut in September. Spot gold prices rose 0.1% to $3,339 per ounce at 02:44...
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held talks in Alaska on Friday (August 15). The US president's hopes of reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine remain uncertain, but Putin's latest offer of a possible nuclear deal could help both sides save face. The...
The Australian Dollar (AUD) remained weak against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday (August 15th), following disappointing key economic data from China, Australia's main trading partner. AUD/USD weakened more than 0.5% in the previous session as the US...
Australia will release its July monthly employment report on Thursday at 1:30 GMT, following the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision to trim...
European stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday, their highest in two weeks as the outlook of lower interest rates in the United States and the...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that short-term interest rates should be 1.5 to 1.75 percentage points lower than current...
Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin believes that consumer spending behavior—now increasingly selective and inclined to "trade down"—can mitigate...